Sakakibarana amazonica, Gonçalves & Takiya & Mejdalani, 2017

Gonçalves, Clayton Corrêa, Takiya, Daniela Maeda & Mejdalani, Gabriel, 2017, Sakakibarana, a new genus of Gyponini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from the Amazon Rainforest, Zootaxa 4281 (1), pp. 219-224 : 222-223

Sakakibarana amazonica sp. nov.

( Figs 1−12 )

Type locality. Manaus , State of Amazonas, Northern Brazil.

Measurements (mm). Total length of holotype 11.1. Total length of male paratypes 10.8−12 .1.

Color. Pale brown. Crown and mesonotum ( Fig. 1 ) with pale yellow areas. Crown with red areas around ocelli and red marks on anterior margin, coronal suture, and inner eye margins ( Fig. 1 ); ocelli ( Figs 1, 2 ) red. Pronotum ( Fig. 1 ) with small markings on anterior third and transverse stripe adjacent to posterior margin, pale yellow. Face ( Fig. 3 ) mostly black, superior portion behind eyes yellow. Forewings ( Fig. 4 ) with large brown area on basal third over corium and clavus and with brown oblique broad stripe on median third extending from commissural margin to costal margin; large dark brown mark over apex of clavus and base of appendix; apex dark brown.

External morphological characters as in the generic description.

Male terminalia. Sternite VIII ( Fig. 5 ), in ventral view, as wide as long, subquadrangular; lateral margins slightly convergent posteriorly; posterior margin with prominent median subquadrate lobe. Pygofer ( Figs 6, 7 ) higher than long; dorsal margin strongly convex; posterior margin projected as a long and pointed process, curved dorsally; macrosetae absent. Subgenital plates ( Figs 6, 8 ) extending posteriorly much beyond pygofer apex; in ventral view, subrectangular, expanded laterally; approximately 2.3 times longer than wide; ventral surface with few setae distributed on apical third; posterior margin truncated. Connective ( Fig. 9 ) short, approximately onefourth of the length of styles; in dorsal view, V-shaped. Styles ( Figs 9, 10 ) elongated; with external prominent tuberosity at angle of curvature of apophysis; ventral margin slightly serrate preapically; presence of numerous setae distributed over entire outer lateral portion of blade; preapical region curved dorsally; apex truncated. Aedeagus ( Figs 11, 12 ) with shaft long and tubular, curved dorsoanteriorly, with pair of short spiniform lateral preapical processes, directed ventrally; dorsal apodemes with processes robust, laterally flattened and with apices strongly expanded and foot-shaped; preatrium very short; gonopore located apically.

Distribution. Brazil (Amazonas, Pará); French Guiana.

Etymology. The species name is in reference to the biome where specimens were collected.

Material examined. Holotype: 1 male, “ Brasil AM, Manaus, ZF 2\ km-14, Torre, 02°35’21”S \ 60°06’65”W, 13-16.viii.2004 \ lençol: luz mista e BLB; 35 mts altura, J.A.Rafael \ F.F.Xavier F°, A.R.Ururahy \ A.Silva F°, & S.Trovisco ” ( INPA).

Paratypes: 1 male, same as holotype, except for: 12-15.x.2004, J.A.Rafael, C.S.Motta, F.F.Xavier Filho, A.S.Filho & S.Trovisco (INPA); 1 male, same as preceding, except for: 10-13.xii.2004, C.S.Motta, A.S.Filho, S.Trovisco & M.Cutrin (INPA); 1 male, same as preceding, except for: km 34, base LBA, 02˚35’37’’S, 60˚12’39’’W, 09-10.vii.2008, J.A.Rafael & F.F.Xavier Filho, armadilha de luz (INPA); 1 male: Brasil, Amazonas, Manaus , ZF-2, 19-22.xi.2009, O.Evangelista ( DZUP) ; 1 male, same as preceding, except for: ZF-2, Torre , 02˚35’21’’S, 60˚06’55’’W, 26.x.2003, J.A.Rafael, F.F.Xavier Filho & A.S.Filho, armadilha de luz, 40m ( INPA) ; 1 male, same as preceding, except for: 18-21.ii.2004, J.A.Rafael, C.S.Motta, F.F.Xavier Filho, A.S.Filho & S.Trovisco, armadilha de luz mista BL e BLB (INPA); 1 male, same as preceding, except for: 18-21.v.2004, J.A.Rafael, F.B.Baccaro, F.F.Xavier Filho & A.S.Filho (INPA); 1 male, same as preceding, except for: 16- 19.vii.2004, J.A.Rafael, C.S.Motta, F.F.Xavier Filho, J.M.F. Ribeiro & S.Trovisco (INPA); 1 male: Brasil, Amazonas, Novo Airão, AM 352, Ramal Km 10, 02°42’56.5”S, 60°56’26.7”W; 28-29.viii.2011, armadilha luminosa móvel, 18:30-21:00h, J.A.Rafael, D.M.Takiya & J.T.Câmara. DNA voucher Entomologia DZRJ ENT- 1888 ( DZRJ) ; 1 male: Brasil, Amazonas, BR 174, km 130, 16.xi.1977, B.C.Ratcliffe col. ( INPA) ; 1 male: Brasil, Amazonas, Manaus, Reserva Ducke , 14-18.xi.2009, O.Evangelista col. ( DZRJ) ; 1 male: Brasil, Amazonas, Presidente Figueiredo, Estrada para Balbina , km 24, 02˚01’05’’S, 59˚49’60’’W, 01-12.ix.2003, F.Xavier & U.C.Barbosa, armadilha de luz mista ( INPA) ; 1 male, same as preceding, except for: 24-25.x.2003, J.A.Rafael, F.F.Xavier Filho & A.S.Filho (INPA); 1 male, same as preceding, except for: 26.vii-03.viii.2005, F.F.Xavier Filho, G.M.Lourido & R.Machado (INPA); 3 males, same as preceding, except for: AM240, km 24, Comunidade São Francisco , 14-18.ix.2009, 02°1’2,2”S, 59°49’35,8”W, F.F. Xavier Filho, A.Paladini, A.Ciprandi & F.W.Leivas ( DZUP) ; 1 male, same as preceding (DZRJ); 1 male: Brasil, Pará, Bajuru , 24.iii.1978, M.F.Torres ( MNRJ) ; 1 male: French Guiana, Laussat P 8, 05°28’31.6”N – 53°35’07.3”W, 11.ix.2010, Lamarre G. Leg., flooded forest light trap ( DZRJ) .

Figures

FIGURES 1 − 2. Sakakibarana amazonica sp. nov., male paratype. 1 − 2, dorsal and lateral habitus, respectively.

FIGURES 3 − 12. Sakakibarana amazonica sp. nov., male paratype. 3, head, frontal view. 4, right forewing. 5, sternite VIII, ventral view. 6, pygofer, valve, subgenital plate and anal tube, lateral view. 7, right half of pygofer, valve and anal tube, dorsal view. 8, left subgenital plate, ventral view. 9, connective and right style, dorsal view. 10, left style, lateral view. 11, aedeagus, lateral view. 12, aedeagus, caudal view.